Jul 12, 2021
In yet another behind-the-scenes look at the evolution of our Winter Research Cohort, we watch our change agents absorb, process, and adapt to new information. In this episode, Tom Leatherbury, the Director of SMU Dedman School of Law's First Amendment Clinic, visits the cohort to discuss what happens when you try to...
Jul 5, 2021
Former NBA player and social justice advocate, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf stopped by the Teen Think Tank Project Winter Research Cohort earlier this season to chat about social protest, racial inequality in America, and the need for change agents to challenge existing constructs in order to bring about true change (as...
Jun 28, 2021
The Teen Think Tank Project's inaugural research cohort presents their public policy framework. The group outlines how to most effectively address racial inequality and systemic racism by outlining the obstacles that athletes face when attempting to affect change and how we as allies can help empower these individuals...
Jun 21, 2021
Just after the conclusion of the NBA's 2020 season "in the bubble," USA Today's National NBA Reporter, Mark Medina, joined the podcast to talk with host Kelly Nagle about the social protest efforts of NBA players, former president Donald Trump's divisive rhetoric, human rights issues in China, and whether or not...
Jun 14, 2021
This week the podcast drops in on the Winter Research Cohort as they host a panel of sports business educators who joined the conversation to discuss the impact that sport business has on social justice issues in society. Professor Mike Finkelstein of Rutgers University, Professor Dave Torromeo of...